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Old 08-17-2010, 11:10 PM
David Hilyard David Hilyard is offline
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I don't want to throw water on the discussion and dampen the opinions or spirits here, but here are my thoughts.

I've always liked ebony as a fingerboard. Especially on a classical. Just because I like the looks. I don't know if it dampens the sound or what it does. I just like the look. I like it also on steel strings. But I got adventurous in my advancing age, because I didn't want to dampen my enthusiasm for the guitar. So to whet my appetite and keep my spirits from dampening, I went with a different material on the baritone Matt Mustapick made for me. He had this gorgeous fingerboard blank of cocobolo and a bridge blank to match. I love the look and often stare at the fingerboard in between tunes to keep my love for guitar from dampening.

Three of my ebony fingerboards:



And my Mustapick cocobolo fingerboard and bridge:



Doesn't that whet your appetite for something that doesn't dampen your love for guitars?
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